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  THE ONLY GROUND OF GOD'S LOVE
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: The sermon explores the nature of God's love as a gift of
grace, grounded solely in Himself, highlighting human unworthiness and
the significance of Jesus Christ.

Topics: "God's Love", "Grace"
Scripture References: Ephesians 2:8

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DESCRIPTION
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Thomas Brooks emphasizes that the Lord Jesus Christ is the ultimate gift
of God's free grace, highlighting that God's love is not based on any
merit or loveliness found in us, but solely on His own nature. He
explains that humanity's inherent enmity and unfaithfulness could justly
lead God to condemn us, yet His love remains a gift given freely. Brooks
underscores that the foundation of God's love lies entirely within
Himself, not in our actions or worthiness.

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CONTENT
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The Lord Jesus Christ is a gift of free grace. Christ is the greatest,
the sweetest, the choicest, the chief gift which God ever gave; and yet
this gift is given by a hand of love. The only ground of God's love is
His love. The ground of God's love is only and wholly in Himself. There
is neither portion nor proportion in us to draw His love. There is no
love nor loveliness in us that should cause a beam of His love to shine
upon us. There is that enmity, that filthiness, that treacherousness,
that unfaithfulness, to be found in every man's bosom, which might
justly put God upon glorifying himself in their eternal ruin, and to
write their names in His black book in characters of blood and wrath.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/thomas-brooks/the-only-ground-of-gods-love/
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